Elixir Group Delivers Agreements for an Additional 700 Electronic Gaming Machines

Increases Total Commitment to Approximately 4,000 Placements of Electronic Gaming Machines on Participation Model Across 20 Venues in Asia

LAS VEGAS & MACAU, Oct. 29, 2007 – Elixir Gaming Technologies, Inc. (AMEX:EGT) ("Elixir Gaming") announced today that Elixir Group Limited ("Elixir Group") has delivered agreements for the placement of an additional 700 slot machines on a participation basis. Reflecting these agreements, Elixir Gaming now has total commitments for 3,994 electronic gaming machines to be placed on a long-term participation basis, including 2,164 placements in the Philippines, 930 in Cambodia, 400 in Vietnam and 500 aboard cruise ships. Of the nearly 4,000 placement commitments, approximately 320 electronic gaming machines are currently in operation and the Company expects to have a total of approximately 1,500 in operation by December 31, 2007.

The latest commitments for gaming machine placements are at the following venues:

  • 200 at the Cotabato City VIP Club in Cotabato City, Philippines
  • 100 at the Angkor Paradise Hotel in Siem Reap, Cambodia
  • 100 at Diamond Hotel in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
  • 300 aboard the MV Jupiter cruise ship operating out of Vietnam

Elixir Gaming will have 100% of the gaming machine floor at each of the four venues and receive no less than 20% of the net gaming win from the machines.

The soon to be refurbished Cotabato City VIP Club is located in the heart of Cotabato City. Currently in the midst of a major urban renewal, Cotabato is located 800 miles South of Manila and is the center for trade and finance and cultural services for the province of Mindanao.

The Angkor Paradise Hotel is located in downtown Siem Reap, Cambodia, nestled between the city's business and entertainment center and the famous temple of Angkor Wat, the country's prime tourist attraction with over half a million visitors annually.

The Diamond Hotel is located in Phnom Penh's commercial area, facing Monivong Boulevard, the city's most important street and located directly across from the city's central market. Phnom Penh, the capital city of Cambodia and the country's commercial, political and cultural hub, enjoys a robust international and domestic tourist industry.

The MV Jupiter cruise ship docks out of Vietnam and operates in international waters.

Gordon Yuen, Executive Chairman and CEO of Elixir Gaming, commented, "Our latest agreements for the placement of electronic gaming machines on a high margin recurring revenue basis signal our continued execution against our goal of securing long-term placements across the Asia-Pacific region. The diversity of venues under contract and the pace at which we have been able to secure agreements provide a strong testament to the breadth and depth of the growth potential of the Pan-Asian gaming markets.  Elixir Gaming will continue capitalizing on the strength of our business model, the region's rapid growth and Elixir Group's excellent market position, presence and reputation. We believe these factors will combine to support our goal of building shareholder value."

About Elixir Gaming Technologies Inc

Elixir Gaming Technologies Inc. (Elixir Gaming) is a member of Elixir Group, an innovator of gaming technology solutions and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Melco Group.

Elixir Gaming is focused on placing gaming machines on a revenue share model in Asia. The company has established a strategic presence in the Asia Pacific region with its participation contracts in the Philippines, Cambodia, Vietnam and other Asian markets.

Elixir Gaming delivers cutting-edge and market-competitive technology. Its products include table devices, such as the automated card verification machine, computer-based card shuffling system, and high-frequency RFID-gaming chips and plaques. Elixir Gaming products are distributed by Elixir Group in Asia and Suzo Happ in the Americas and Europe.

In addition, Elixir Gaming has the capability to quickly and efficiently respond to the stringent and specific technical requirements of customers, in collaboration with Elixir Group's ICT, manufacturing and research and development teams. These services optimize the security, productivity and profitability within the gaming establishments. For more information please visit www.elixirgaming.com.

About Elixir Group Limited

Elixir Group is an important strategic component of Melco's gaming and leisure entertainment focus. Elixir Group holds the distinction of being a "home-grown" brand: a full-fledged games manufacturer based in Asia - designing, developing and supplying gaming machines and non-gaming information communications technology (surveillance, LEDs, ATMs) solutions for the Asian market.

With gaming and research development centres in Macau, China and the Philippines, proximity to key growth markets provides Elixir Group with competitive advantages. As a pioneer in the competitive Asian gaming market, Elixir Group has consistently delivered exciting solutions, expert sales advice and professional gaming support. Elixir Group has forged alliances with leading gaming and technology companies and by accessing its partners' manufacturing capabilities is able to focus entirely on innovative product design and customer service. Elixir has also secured several strategic agreements in the provision of gaming IT infrastructure for various gaming concession holders in Macau.

Reflecting Elixir Gaming Technologies' approximately 178.3 million outstanding shares and other securities (which assumes shareholder approval of the recently announced warrant exchange agreement and that all performance shares are issued) Elixir Group presently owns approximately 63.5% of Elixir Gaming on a fully diluted basis.

Forward Looking Statements


This press release report contains forward-looking statements concerning Elixir Gaming Technologies and Elixir within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Those forward-looking statements include statements regarding expectations for the business relationship between Elixir Gaming Technologies and Elixir Group, including the recurring revenue that may develop from the relationship with Elixir Group, and the Company's expectations for future product revenue. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, and actual circumstances, events or results may differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to differences include, but are not limited to, risks related to Elixir Group's inability to place gaming machines at significant levels or at all and risks relating to Elixir Group's ability to place games that generate the expected amount of net-win. Elixir Gaming Technologies cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Elixir Gaming Technologies does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to update or revise such statements to reflect new circumstances or unanticipated events as they occur.

CONTACT:
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Richard Land, Dave Jacoby
Telephone: (1) 212-835-8500
Email: egt@jcir.com

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